The Cincinnati Bengals came up just a bit short against the Kansas City Chiefs, 24 to 23, on September 3, 1978.

1978 Cincinnati Bengals

Final

KC

Chiefs

1-0-0

24

CIN

Bengals

0-1-0

23

1

7

0

2

10

9

3

7

0

4

0

14

Total

24

23

1st quarter

KC

CIN

Chiefs

Tony Reed 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

KC

CIN

Bengals

Don Bass 0-yard fumble return (kick failed)

7

6

Chiefs

Ted McKnight 26-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)

14

6

Bengals

Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal

14

9

Chiefs

Jan Stenerud 19-yard field goal

17

9

3rd quarter

KC

CIN

Chiefs

Arnold Morgado 4-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)

24

9

4th quarter

KC

CIN

Bengals

Archie Griffin 26-yard pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick)

24

16

Bengals

Scott Perry 25-yard blocked punt return (Chris Bahr kick)

24

23

Chiefs

Bengals

1st Downs

26

12

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

90

45

Total Yards

388

205

Yards per play

4.3

4.6

Passing

121

128

Comp - Att

14 - 20

10 - 24

Yards per pass

5.8

4.6

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 12

4 - 31

Rushing

267

77

Rushing Attempts

69

17

Yards per rush

3.9

4.5

Penalties

9

4

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Mike Livingston 8 10 67 6.7 0 0 94.6
Tony Adams 6 10 66 6.6 0 0 79.6
Team 14 20 121 6.7 0 0 1 88.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mark Bailey 26 106 4.1 0
Ted McKnight 9 59 6.6 1
MacArthur Lane 7 36 5.1 0
Tony Reed 13 32 2.5 1
Arnold Morgado 4 17 4.3 1
Mike Livingston 3 8 2.7 0
Horace Belton 3 5 1.7 0
Tony Adams 3 4 1.3 0
Zenon Andrusyshyn 1 0 0.0 0
Team 69 267 3.9 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Walter White 6 57 9.5 0
Henry Marshall 2 32 16.0 0
MacArthur Lane 2 26 13.0 0
Mark Bailey 2 14 7.0 0
Arnold Morgado 1 2 2.0 0
Tony Samuels 1 2 2.0 0
Team 14 133 6.7 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jan Stenerud 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Zenon Andrusyshyn 5 181 36.2
Team 6 181 30.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Marshall 4 104 26.0 0
Team 4 104 26.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Marshall 2 16 8.0 0
Team 2 16 8.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
John Reaves 10 24 159 6.6 1 2 43.6
Team 10 24 128 6.6 1 2 4 43.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Archie Griffin 9 50 5.6 0
Pete Johnson 6 14 2.3 0
Boobie Clark 1 11 11.0 0
Deacon Turner 1 2 2.0 0
Team 17 77 4.5 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Archie Griffin 2 37 18.5 1
Rick Walker 1 28 28.0 0
Billy Brooks 1 20 20.0 0
Dennis Law 1 18 18.0 0
James Corbett 1 17 17.0 0
Isaac Curtis 1 11 11.0 0
Pat McInally 1 11 11.0 0
Boobie Clark 1 9 9.0 0
Don Bass 1 8 8.0 0
Team 10 159 6.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Chris Bahr 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Pat McInally 3 130 43.3
Chris Bahr 1 13 13.0
Team 4 143 35.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Don Bass 3 55 18.3 0
Tony Davis 1 21 21.0 0
Ray Griffin 1 13 13.0 0
Team 5 89 17.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dennis Law 4 29 7.3 0
Team 4 29 7.3 0

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PASS

2,309

Burrow

Joe Burrow

RUSH

1,034

Mixon

Joe Mixon

REC

1,216

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.5

16th

OPP PPG

22.6

21st

RUSH YDS/G

89.8

31st

PASS YDS/G

250.4

12th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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CIN Bengals

9-8-0

31

Final

14

CLE Browns

11-6-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

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AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529